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Summary The SMM recorded 63 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 28 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded 21 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 18 ceasefire violations in the

VIENNA, 18 December 2020 – On the occasion of the International Human Solidarity Day, 20 December, the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons' Expert Co-ordination Team (AECT) calls on States to increase their support to anti-trafficking civil society organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic...

No activities of the OSCE executive structures, including contracts for goods and services, should ever contribute to any form of trafficking in human beings- was the base of the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Being pilot training course. Focused on the prevention of human trafficking and labour exploitation in supply chains, including OSCE’s, the course was held from 3 to17 December 2020...

SARAJEVO, 18 December 2020- On 20 December the citizens of Mostar will, finally have the opportunity, after waiting 12 long years, to vote in local elections for the City of Mostar...

COPENHAGEN, 18 December 2020 – Marking International Migrants Day, Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration Margareta Cederfelt (Sweden) highlighted the contributions of migrants to society and recalled the difficulties that they face, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. She noted that COVID-19 travel restrictions, border closures and lockdowns have created new challenges for migrants while exacerbating their existing vulnerabilities.

WARSAW, 18 December 2020 – In a year that has made our common humanity so clear as the world struggles to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, greater efforts must be taken to safeguard and promote the human rights of all migrants, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on the occasion of International Migrants Day...

Summary The SMM recorded 28 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 31 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded 18 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded eight ceasefire violations in the